Is biomass fuel smoke exposure associated with anemia in non-pregnant reproductive-aged women?
Malshani Lakshika PathirathnaBuddhini Piumi Pabasara SamarasekaraCharitha MendisChandraratne Mahinda Bandara DematawewaKayako SekijimaMieko SadakataYoshiyuki MuramatsuNaoshi FujiwaraPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The study results suggest no impact of solid fuel smoke exposure on anemia among non-pregnant, reproductive-aged women. Larger scale prospective cohort studies are recommended. The reasons behind the high prevalence of anemia among reproductive-aged women should be further investigated, and corrective measures should be implemented urgently.